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Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery 1/2012

01-01-2012 | Case Report

Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of groin skin—a case report and review

Authors: N. Vigneswaran, K. Y. How, Y. M. S. Ho, S. Y. M. Ho, H. W. Ng, T. C. M. Wong

Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery | Issue 1/2012

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A 57-year-old man presented with a groin skin lesion of 6 months’ duration, it was growing in size. He had an associated loss of appetite but no significant loss of weight. The lesion was in the right groin crease, was nodular and pigmented (Fig. 1). There were no palpable inguinal lymph nodes and no suspicious lesions of his lower limbs.
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Metadata
Title
Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of groin skin—a case report and review
Authors
N. Vigneswaran
K. Y. How
Y. M. S. Ho
S. Y. M. Ho
H. W. Ng
T. C. M. Wong
Publication date
01-01-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Plastic Surgery / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0930-343X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0130
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-010-0510-9

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